“[Bowie’s] first response was precise, engaged and curious”.
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David Bowie has recorded a brand new original song of use in the opening credits for forthcoming crime thriller The Last Panthers.
“The Last Panthers” is a six-part series set in dark heart of Europe and follows a shadowy alliance of gangsters who have taken over and stars BAFTA victor Samantha Morton and Golden Globe victor John Hurt.
In a statement issued via Facebook, Bowie’s first piece of music for TV or film in 22 years (since 1993’s the Buddha of Suburbia) is described as “a meeting of minds between Bowie and the director of the series Johan Renck“.
Renck adds, “All along, the man inspired and intrigued me and as the process passed, I was overwhelmed with his generosity”.
Bowie starred in a 1976 film version of “The Man Who Fell to Earth” but did not write the music amid contractual disputes. Bowie’s 1997 single “I’m Afraid of Americans” originally appeared on the Showgirls soundtrack in 1995 before it was remade for Earthling.
There is no word yet on whether Bowie song’s will premiere ahead of the show’s broadcast.
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Bowie announced in August that also wrote with Jonathan Coulton for the upcoming SpongeBob SquarePants musical. The show follows the story of the Pink Panthers, a notorious gang of jewel thieves from the former Yugoslavia, famous for spectacular heists – they once stole more than 0 million in jewels from a hotel in Cannes, France, and burgled a mall by driving cars inside and smashing storefronts. It will screen on Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom this autumn.
